TWO PEOPLE HAVE been arrested by gardaí following the seizure of a quantity of drugs on the M50 in Dublin.

Gardaí said this evening that the Garda National Drugs Unit stopped and searched a car on the M50 near Finglas this afternoon. The vehicle was searched and a quantity of herbal cannabis with an estimated street value of €300,000 was seized.

Two males were arrested at the scene under the provisions of the Misuse of Drugs Act. One is aged 32 years, and the other is a juvenile.

Both are currently detained at Finglas Garda station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996

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